Extraordinary Beauty and Wealth Potential in Luzon Interior
Manila Times correspondent recounts a 122 mile rail journey with Horace Higgins from Manila into Luzon after insurgent damage. He describes guard posts, blockhouses, villages, and reconcentration effects, then notes fertile landscapes, clean natives, abundant crops, and potential for growth with expanded railway, trade, and governance.
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Manila
London Times
Horace Lt. Higgins
Luzon
Dagupan
Higgins
Aguinaldo
Manila Station
Witness Questions Good Character in Local Trial
A district attorney questions a defendant's good character for the Norris County case. The witness admits past crimes and violence but defends need to assess reputation in the community, noting a man must live among harsher conduct than his own to judge character.
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Prom
Witten
Norris Coroalina Ds
Attorhney
Titoli
T Hakins
Tle
Air
Sis
Deacon Smith
Tistriet
Withere
Ein
Parting shot over faults of the opposite sex
In Chicago Port a heated exchange ends with a quip about life without women. She then declares she will buy a new bonnet, noting it took three weeks to decide. He adds a blunt reply about getting rich, highlighting their sharp exchange.
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Chicago
Is It a Trifle Dyspepsia Cruzade Promotes Stuart Tabs
Dyspepsia described as chronic indigestion from fermentation and weak digestion. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets advertised as a radical cure, priced 60 cents per package, prepared by Stuart Chemical Co. in Marshall Michigan and marketed by druggists nationwide. Includes cost details for machinery and lumber in lithograph production and labor costs.
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Stuart
Druggista
Stuart Chemical Co
Marshall, Mich
Labor Saving Machinery Results in Large Cost and Time Reductions
The article compares hand labor and machine production for various items. It shows significant savings in cost and hours when using machinery, with examples from ploughs, books, shoes, broom, brushes, ivory, carpets, and watch movements. The data highlights lower total hours and prices under machine methods across multiple goods.
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Brooma
Hind
Totel
Clever Russian Count Outwits Persian Creditor Trick
A Persian dervish ambushing a Russian envoy in Teheran lent a tale of beating a creditor by sitting in the debtor’s room. Count Kelomeliow had a wall built around the dervish to trap him, then the man leapt over and vanished. The clever count reportedly outsmarted the creditor without police intervention.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Persia
Hase
Menis
Teheran
Kelomeliow
Dervish
Tehoron
Ladrone Islands in Iceviews Preview Mentioned
The draft notes describe the Ladrone Islands lying north of the Caroline Group near Manila with about twenty islands and a population around 600. It highlights topography, potential agricultural exports under improved governance, and a possible cable link to Manila via San Tanacio de Agana and Gimjan, noting limited current development.
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Tarlac
Bautista
Biyanban
Smith, Belanil Company
Clarke
Maniti
Inlunda
San Franchico
Manila
Ladrone
Henolali
Neverthelows
Minuet
Flattolalu
Eno
Gelmillow
Caroline Group
Ohm Coe
Tropics
Adipont
San Tanacio de Agana
One Thing I Fear on Earth Work
A historical quote by Thomas Freeman Porter in the Sun declares that only work can truly terrify him. He asserts he fears no millionaire or monopoly yet admits dread before forced labor and walking delegates who threaten strikes.
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Earth
Thomas Freeman Porter
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United States
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Calnovan
Caloman
Mariveles
West Coast Range
Caraballo Range
England
Midlands
Arayat
Cuba
Peasants OF the
Interior
Europe
Jong
America
John
Hood's Garsaparills
Ladrone Islands
Iceviews
Waldron
Electric City Stables
Maslin
Agc
Nottingham
Oxford Teachers
Oxford
Jonas Long
Standard Shoe Store
Lacka Ave
Idera
Commonwealth Building
T. Smith
Tribune
Dickson
Scranton and
Whee
Bazeeva Manufacturers
Omee
Scranton, Pa
Wiente
Fa Kjak Remedy CO
Et Broa
H. C. Sandereen
Drugwista
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